Ruslan Fayfer

Ruslan Vladimirovich Fayfer (Russian: Руслан Владимирович Файфер; born 10 May 1991) is a Russian professional boxer who has held the EBP cruiserweight title since 2019. As of May 2020, he is ranked as the world's fourth best active cruiserweight by the WBC, and sixth by the WBO.

Ruslan Fayfer
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height6 ft 0 1⁄2 in (184 cm)
NationalityRussian
Born (1991-05-10) 10 May 1991
Ust-Barguzin, Russia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights28
Wins25
Wins by KO16
Losses3
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Russia
World University Championship
2010 Ulaanbaatar Light-heavyweight

As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2010 World University Boxing Championships in the light-heavyweight division.

Early life

Fayfer was born on 10 May 1991 in Siberian village Ust-Barguzin.[2] He was drawn to the sport as a small child after watching action films like Bloodsport starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.[3] He dreamed of getting in the ring, but his hometown was too small to have a gym. However, at the age of nine he moved with his family to Dzhubga over 6500 miles away, where they found him a coach and he began his training.[2]

He won Russian junior championships in 2004 and 2005 as well as a gold medal in the light-heavyweight event at the 2010 World University Boxing Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[4]

Professional career

Fayfer made his professional debut on 30 August 2013, defeating Ukrainian rival Roman Mirzoev via unanimous decision (UD) in Blagoveshchenskaya, Russia. Two years later, in July 2015, he took the Russian heavyweight title from prospect Vladimir Goncharov by way of majority decision (MD) in Moscow, giving the previously-undefeated fighter his first loss.[5][6] Fayfer added seven more wins in 2016, capping the year off with a first-round knockout (KO) of former IBO world champion Fulgencio Zúñiga in Montpellier that improved his record as a pro to 18–0.

For his next fight, he matched up against Argentine veteran Cesar David Crenz in Saint Petersburg on 25 March 2017 for the vacant IBF International cruiserweight title. Fayfer took him down with a left hook to the chin in the first round, and finished him with a liver shot in the second to win the belt.[7] He then stopped Ugandan contender David Basajjamivule in the fourth round of his first title defense that June, also picking up the vacant WBA Asia cruiserweight title in the process.[8] He had three consecutive non-title victories, including one in August 2017 over American Junior Wright for the #2 spot in the IBF rankings.[9] Fayfer suffered his first career defeat on 13 October 2018, losing by unanimous decision (116–111, 115–112, 114–113) to Andrew Tabiti in the cruiserweight quarter-finals of the 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series.[10][11]

Fayfer faced undefeated compatriot Yury Kashinsky on 30 November 2019 in an IBF title eliminator where Kashinsky's EBP cruiserweight title was also on the line, winning by unanimous decision (115–111, 115–111, 114–112) to earn a future world title bout against Yunier Dorticos.[12][13]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
27 fights 25 wins 2 losses
By knockout 16 1
By decision 9 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Loss 25–2 Alexei Papin TKO 6 (12), 0:36 22 Aug 2020 Pyramide, Kazan, Russia
26 Win 25–1 Yury Kashinsky UD 12 30 Nov 2019 Yakub Koblev Sports Palace, Maykop, Russia Won EBP cruiserweight title
25 Win 24–1 Serhiy Radchenko UD 10 19 May 2019 Cortesia, Krasnodar, Russia
24 Loss 23–1 Andrew Tabiti UD 12 13 Oct 2018 Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia World Boxing Super Series: cruiserweight quarter-final
23 Win 23–0 Emmanuel Danso TKO 4 (10), 1:25 9 June 2018 Olimp, Krasnodar, Russia
22 Win 22–0 Isaac Paakwesi Ankrah KO 2 (10), 1:23 3 Nov 2017 Trade Union Sport Palace Nagorny, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
21 Win 21–0 Junior Anthony Wright UD 12 18 Aug 2017 Usadba Familiya, Plastunovskaya, Russia
20 Win 20–0 David Basajjamivule TKO 4 (12), 1:20 10 Jun 2017 Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia Retained IBF International cruiserweight title;
Won vacant WBA Asia cruiserweight title
19 Win 19–0 Cesar David Crenz TKO 2 (12), 2:27 25 Mar 2017 Qin Shi Huang Restaurant, Saint Petersburg, Russia Won vacant IBF International cruiserweight title
18 Win 18–0 Fulgencio Zúñiga KO 1 (8) 12 Nov 2016 Palais des Sports René-Bougnol, Montpellier, France
17 Win 17–0 Andrei Kniazev UD 8 23 Sep 2016 Olimp, Krasnodar, Russia
16 Win 16–0 Zoltan Csala KO 2 (8), 2:23 31 Jul 2016 Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
15 Win 15–0 Gilberto Matheus Domingos KO 2 (8), 0:19 6 May 2016 Gymnase du Lycée Technique de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
14 Win 14–0 Oleksandr Nesterenko KO 1 (10), 2:45 21 Feb 2016 Cosmos Hall, Moscow, Russia
13 Win 13–0 Olegs Lopajevs KO 1 (8), 1:17 5 Feb 2016 Gymnase du Lycée Technique de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
12 Win 12–0 Sherzod Mamajonov TKO 4 (10), 0:57 18 Jan 2016 Volta Club, Moscow, Russia
11 Win 11–0 Avaz Rustamov TKO 2 (10), 1:06 23 Dec 2015 Volta Club, Moscow, Russia
10 Win 10–0 Aziz Billaev TKO 3 (10), 0:37 10 Aug 2015 Pervomayskoye, Russia
9 Win 9–0 Vladimir Goncharov MD 10 19 Jul 2015 Volta Club, Moscow, Russia Won Russian heavyweight title
8 Win 8–0 Edgars Kalnārs RTD 1 (10), 3:00 25 June 2015 Volta Club, Moscow, Russia
7 Win 7–0 Farrukh Madaminov TKO 2 (10), 1:11 25 May 2015 Volta Club, Moscow, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Emin Gulmammadov TKO 5 (6), 2:45 22 Apr 2015 Volta Club, Moscow, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Sergey Beloshapkin UD 8 25 Jan 2015 Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia
4 Win 4–0 Yuri Barashian UD 8 26 Sep 2014 Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia Won vacant WBC Baltic Silver cruiserweight title
3 Win 3–0 Ibragim Khalilov UD 6 18 Apr 2014 Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Valentyn Trostyanchuk KO 2 (4), 1:45 4 Nov 2013 Basket Hall, Krasnodar, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Roman Mirzoev UD 4 30 Aug 2013 Laskovyy Bereg, Blagoveshchenskaya, Russia

Personal life

After graduating from high school in Dzhubga, Fayfer studied at Irkutsk State University for five years.[3] He now lives and trains in Krasnodar.[14]

References
  1. "Boxing record for Ruslan Fayfer". BoxRec.
  2. Telnova, Svetlana (2018). "Руслан Файфер: «В квадрате ринга нужно драться за честь своей страны до конца!»" [Ruslan Fayfer: “In the square of the ring you need to fight for the honor of your country to the end!”]. World of Health (in Russian) (1). Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. Fedoseeva, Elena (4 September 2018). ""БМК.Интервью": Кто такой Руслан Файфер" ["BMK.Interview": Who is Ruslan Fayfer] (in Russian). baikal-media.ru. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. "Боксер из Бурятии Руслан Файфер стал чемпионом мира среди студентов" [Boxer from Buryatia Ruslan Fayfer became the world champion among students] (in Russian). baikal-daily.ru. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. "Руслан Файфер победил Владимира Гончарова" [Ruslan Fayfer defeated Vladimir Goncharov] (in Russian). akboxing.ru. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. Shumakov, Andrey (20 July 2015). "Владимир "Добрыня" Гончаров терпит первое поражение" [Vladimir "Dobrynya" Goncharov suffers the first defeat] (in Russian). fightnews.ru. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  7. Sukachev, Alexey (1 April 2017). "Fayfer, Plechko Score Quick Wins in Saint Petersburg". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. "Champions History - Ruslan Fayfer". WBA Asia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. Sukachev, Alexey (19 August 2017). "Ruslan Fayfer Beats Junior Wright for IBF #2 Cruiserweight Spot". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  10. Fischer, Doug (13 October 2018). "Andrew Tabiti outpoints Ruslan Fayfer, advances in WBSS cruiserweight tournament". RingTV. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  11. Sukachev, Alexey (13 October 2018). "Andrew Tabiti Decisions Ruslan Fayfer To Advance in WBSS". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  12. "Боксёр из Бурятии выиграл бой за статус претендента на звание чемпиона мира" [Boxer from Buryatia won the fight for the status of contender for the title of world champion] (in Russian). baikal-daily.ru. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  13. Sukachev, Alexey (30 November 2019). "Ruslan Fayfer Edges Yuri Kashinskiy: Maxim Vlasov Wins Big". Boxing Scene.
  14. "Руслан Файфер: "Начал карьеру вовремя"" [Ruslan Fayfer: "Started a career on time"] (in Russian). gazeta-n1.ru. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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